September 13, 2024 • 28 mins
Chris and Rob explain why it's going to have to be a group decision between independent doctors and Tua Tagovailoa himself regarding whether or not he should retire from football, discuss how much of an impact off-field character should factor into Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft evaluation and tell us why Tom Brady would be crazy to un-retire so he can replace Tua as the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:22):
You're listening to the Best of the Odd Couple with
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Speaker 3 (00:30):
Antonio Peers, who of course played in the league as
a linebacker and now is the coach of the Las
Vegas Raiders.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Here's his take on tour.
Speaker 5 (00:40):
I'll be honest, I'll just try to retire. It's not
worth it. It's not worth to play the game. I
haven't witnessed anything like I've seen that's happened to him
three times. Scary. You can see right away the players
faces on the field. You can see this since urgency
from everybody to get to a help. I just think
it at some point, you know, he's don't live longer
and he's gonn play football. Take care of your family,
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all right.
Speaker 6 (01:01):
Rab what are your thoughts?
Speaker 1 (01:03):
I think you got to be very careful. Chris, Hey,
you're not a doctor. You don't know what his real
his condition is. I get it from watching from Afar,
and your first reaction is naturally for his health and
safety and the future.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
And I get all that.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
It's going to be a decision that he's going to
have to make with medical people who know what damage
has been done and what can happen long term, so
people can throw out and I get it. Everybody has opinions,
and I'm not killing people for saying, oh, he should
retire whatever, but I think you gotta be careful being
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a physician, a doctor or whatever or playing one from Afar, like,
you really got to know what's happened here. And I
don't know if that's the first thing that we should
that people should even should first be about his safety
and you know, and everything, and then I guess at
some point you could figure out out how bad it is,
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you know, and then what the future should be. And
obviously he's gonna be a decision that I will say this,
Chris can't be just his It's got to be a
decision family, doctors, other people, because at twenty seven years old,
of course he wants to play, you know, like of
course I don't even think that that's a question if
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you could get out there or and if they're gonna
let you. That's why oftentimes we've seen football players where
they take their helmets so that they can't get back
out there. You know, because you want to play, Chris,
you play football. You want to play regardless, but sometimes
people have to protect you because.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
It might not be in your best interest.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
So, first of all, thank you for saying I played football.
You usually mock me just because I just played at
the high school level.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Well, the only time, the last they love is that
what that is?
Speaker 1 (02:54):
No, the only time is when you equate it to
the NFL is what I know, my face out.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Don't do that, I I will say, Rob. And first
of all, you heard Antonio Pierce say, you know he
hasn't seen anything like that. Obviously he's seen concussions. He
probably suffered some, whether they were diagnosed or not. A linebacker,
I'm sure.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
He then they weren't diagnosed her right, people had concussions, right, absolutely, And.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
When he said he hasn't seen anything like that, I
think Rob and I can't recall. Now if you are, Rob,
g can let me know because I'm sure it's happened
but I just can't recall tua. You know, they were
using the terms he's went into the fencing position. You know,
when your your muscle, your arms or legs kind of move,
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you know, they're just kind of they seize up and
like out of your control. And sometimes you might see
a boxer do that occasionally, not a lot, but that
the two last two times, or at least two of
the last three times, where two I think it is
the last two where he's got concussions.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
He has seized up like that.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Last night it was his foot, like his ankle or
leg with his foot was pointed in an odd way.
His arm was kind of up like out of his control,
which you know comes from brain trauma. And like you said,
I'm not a doctor's I'm not trying to be one,
but I do think that's what people that's what people
really fear. Like you've seen guys get hit hard, much harder,
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like last night was just a routine play. He actually
initiated the contact into DeMar Hamlin. But yeah, I think
that's one thing that has people worried.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
I do.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I would say too, Rob, it is I agree.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
With you that look people telling him to retire I'm
fine with that because it's done out of care and
for his safety and for his health. Whether they're right
or wrong, you know, but that I think they're doing
it from the right place.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
I'm with you in.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
That it's his decision, and I do think it's mainly
his decision. And I say this like you said, it's
not just his. I think he's gonna get cleared by
the doctors. I'm not saying within the ten days, and
it might be ten days, but I do think, and
I could be wrong, but I think I feel very
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strongly that he's going to be cleared, whether it's two weeks,
four weeks, two months, whatever it is, I feel strongly
he'll be cleared to play football again. And if they
clear him to play, then he has that right to play.
Speaker 6 (05:45):
You know, the the you know dangers and things like that.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
And I just hope that the doctors, the team, his family,
and obviously himself are honest, and I hope Rob that they.
Speaker 6 (05:59):
Share with him.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Look, if you get hit again, or this wasn't a
huge hit from DeMar Hamlin, that's the type of hit
that you're going to that could happen every few games.
You know, that was just a kind of a routine play.
I hope they're honest with him and share with him
all the possible outcomes and then he can make an
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educated decision. I will support him whatever he does. I'm
praying for him. He's a man of faith himself, so
I know he appreciates everybody's prayers. But I'll support him
and pull for him no matter what he does. Decides.
My personal hope, Rob, and it means nothing to him,
but my personal hope just from seeing it is that
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he retires.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
But that you know, that's just me.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I hope he I would like to see him retire
and maybe get involved if he wants. He loves the
game obviously, but at the coaching level, broadcasting level, front
office level, whatever he wants to do, he'll have opportunities.
But just for his look. And I gotta say this
to Rob, I am so glad. And you know, all
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off season I have said if I were the Dolphins,
I would not have given to the huge contract.
Speaker 7 (07:18):
Rob.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Gee, what were the exact numbers? You could look him
up and tell us. But he got the huge, you know,
fifty million dollars a year contract. I said I wouldn't
do it because one I want to see him stay
healthy for another year. He's only had one fully healthy
season and now his five years in the league, so
I want to see another healthy year and two I'm
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still have questions about how good he's going to be.
And so that was my stance, and I stand by that.
If I were running the Dolphins, that would have been
my stance. But Rob, I'm so glad he got his.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Kind well here, No, well, that my stance was that
the opposite that he stayed healthy all year, didn't get
hurt in Game one, and you could get hurt, and
I know it's history, but there's no you don't know
if you would have another full year. He got hurt
in Game two, whatever it could be, there was always
that chance.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
But this is why football players.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
More than anybody, should have guaranteed contracts, Chris, whether they're smaller,
three years guaranteed and then the team could either resign,
your move on or whatever it is.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
That's why.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
And if players don't understand that by seeing this and
not understanding why, it is so important for them to
band together and demand that you're playing a game that
basketball players in baseball, Chris don't even have nearly the
chance of something like this happening, and they have fully
guaranteed contracts, great medical benefits, all that stuff, and yet these.
Speaker 4 (08:54):
Think if anybody should have it, it's the football.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
And if the football players are looking at this and
what one is to practice less and smoke weed, shame
on you because that's what they voted for.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
Chris.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
But his deal Rob, that he got this summer this
offseason was four years, two hundred twelve million, one hundred
and sixty seven million guaranteed. So here's the situation financially
for him if he is forced to retire, which I
don't think will happen.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
But again I'm not a doctor, but if the doctors
were just to say Rob.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
You can't play, you can't play anymore, he would get
one hundred and sixty seven million, that's his guarantee. But
if he is a like they clear him to play,
and then he decides on his own, after talking with
his family and stuff, that he's just gonna hang it up,
he'll get at least ninety three million. Now, I think
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he would probably try to negotiate something with the Dolphins
where maybe he gets somewhere in between the one sixty
seven and the ninety three but he would at the
very least get ninety three million. And Rob, remember, in
twenty twenty two, after he suffered the two concussions, he
said he considered retirement. He talked it over with his family,
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he considered it, and then he started, you know, working
with guys and learning how to fall and to the
ground in different ways that might keep him safe. But
the thing is, you can't if any sport is unpredictable,
you know, and you just can't. You're not always gonna
be to fall the right way or avoid the big
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hit or whatever it may be. Even now as people
aren't trying to hit helmet the helmet, it happens every game.
It just it's the sport is a collision sport, and
so you know, I just it's a challenge, man, And
if he wants to play, I'm gonna support him.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
And I get it.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
He's only twenty seven, Rob. It's a tough situation.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
It's a tough call. Let's stop.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
You're not thirty five and had a career, right. I mean,
that's easy Chris to walk away from that. That's the
hard part. But it is the decision that is not
just his. I mean, it's got to be a lot
of people got to be involved to really spell it
out for him and his family has to be involved
to and what could potentially happen long term if you
were to play again.
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Speaker 3 (12:02):
Robert's also real Shador Sanders, obviously, the talented quarterback son
of Dion Sanders, plays.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
At Colorado for his dad. They're one and one.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
They play Colorado State tomorrow again on national TV, but
just about all their games on national TV, which is great.
And you know, he's been called everything from the number
one pick in the draft to a top five pick
after his great game against North Dakota State, which in
fairness is a Division one double a school, you know,
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that lower level of Division one. But still, you know,
everybody knows his talent. But there was an article on
CBS Sports that talked to a lot of scouts in
the NFL, and many of them were saying he was
not even a definite first round pick.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
So robb g summarizes article for us.
Speaker 7 (12:57):
Sure, so with these responses, the grades varied from good
starter to strong backup. Nowhere in there was their top
overall pick franchise quarterback the way Dean Sanders speaks about him.
Here are some of the quotes from the anonymous scouts
listed in the article. I'm not honestly convinced he's a
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first rounder. He's solid, talented passer, holds the ball too long.
Don't see a top five pick. If someone like Mac
Jones goes top fifteen, Ken Shador go top fifteen, I
guess he could. He's like a better version of Tarad Taylor.
This is probably when they get a rob skin, he's accurate.
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I just get turned off by the me me me stuff.
And then when he threw his offensive line under the
bus and Chris, here's my issue, Scouts. It shouldn't be personal.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
It should be about the talent and whether or not
you're you're You don't have to like the guy. There
are a lot of guys who are great players who
weren't nice people, Chris. People you wouldn't want to go
out to dinner with. People you wouldn't want to invite
to your house. Right, It's about their talent. And I'm
not saying just because like Caleb, there was a lot
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of people.
Speaker 4 (14:17):
Oh well, they say that he wants to be a
part owner of a team.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Oh well, they say that him and his dad want
to do this, or they want this kind of money
or whatever it is, or they want.
Speaker 4 (14:28):
To opt out of the.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
Rookie the rookie deal you remember on scale and all that,
and so people use that against him in to say
whether they liked him, or he shouldn't be on their
board or whatever because they don't like the other stuff.
Speaker 4 (14:44):
And I think there's a separation of the two. It
should be about the talent.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Now you could say Chris as somebody who's going to
pick a player for your team, right whether or not
he's a fit for your organization.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
Do you see what I'm saying?
Speaker 1 (15:00):
But as a scout, I just wonder why it just
seems personal. That's I have no proof, that's what some
of the conversation sounds like. My god, they're all watching
the same guy, and they're all over the place. And
I know scout's not not going to be in lockstep.
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But while from you know, the top pick, no doubt
about it too, I don't. I wouldn't like like the
Caleb one was the one that got me. He's not
on my draft.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
Board at all. Okay, well but who I don't even
remember who was that? Then?
Speaker 6 (15:37):
Yeah, chro Daniel Okay, not on that.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
He's got some some different views.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
He said, Spencer Rattler will be the best quarterback in
this drift and we'll see. But I'm just saying Daniels
he's hit a few, but yeah, he's he's out there
a little bit.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
But anyway, I but I do.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Ribe character does matter, and I I agree with you
that everybody's not gonna be the choir boy.
Speaker 6 (16:03):
Some guys you're right, some of the best players.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Ever Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
Right, but he's in the hall. Also, not a quarterback.
Quarterback is a little different. I mean, look at the
great quarterbacks. I'm not saying they were all obviously not
perfect in choir boys and stuff. But you you're the
leader of the team. You are an absolute leader. And
so I'm not saying there's only one personality, but I'm
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saying I do think teams. Now, if you want to
say the scout man, you're on the lower rum. You're
just a scout. Tell me about the kids talent. That's
what a look, it's the GM. The coach will deal
with the character. If you're saying that, I'm with you.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
But I do think what I'm saying, I'm saying this
the scout. I agree, I get to interview the kid
and all that, and if I think he does a
fit with our organization, that's different.
Speaker 4 (17:02):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
But a guy who's a valuating his athletic talent, I
don't think because he because he heard that his father
wanted uh not to be in a rookie scale, or
he wanted a part of the team, that shouldn't be
an evaluation of his talent.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
That's all I'm doing.
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Not I agree with that, but but the organization needs
to look at that. And the simple thing you talk
to the dad, Like in this case, that's just not
gonna happen. So now, like I really would talk to
the dad if he really was trying to push we
don't want to be in the rookies. Gil, You're like, look,
if you're gonna play in the NFL, you're gonna be
on the rookiees scale. So is this going to be
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an issue or not? And you still might draft the
kid because he might come to a census and stuff.
But I'm just saying, Rob, these things are for an organization,
they should be taken into consistent me, you don't draft
the kid. Maybe you know, you feel like you can
work with him, or he's so good you're like, man.
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Look, Chris take dudez. According to Tony Dungee.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
And of a sudden is the is the cats me
out right?
Speaker 3 (18:08):
But I mean they got all these shows because he
was on Netflix a few years ago.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Now they got a new one coming out of it.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Well, because the details about his life are like, you know,
put you out there, Chris, that people want to watch
when you have about a football play and all that
other stuff. But look, this is what I'm saying. Aaron Hernandez.
According to Tony Dungee, and I hope I'm not miscoding him.
He said when he was in Tampa Bay, Rob G,
do you remember this that he was on there do
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not draft list because right because of the stuff that
Irban Meyer turned his head to and all his other
people knew what was going on in gang banging on
like this was not something that people didn't know. And
that makes sense there, Chris on a do not draft
list because you know those.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
There's a level yeah, you know what I mean, bang
it right, Islsen gun then then then yeah, there's there's
a thing where it's like, look, no matter how good
it is, because if you're really into that and you
don't look like you're coming out of it, in fact,
we give you more money, you're just gonna really get
deep into it. Then Rob, You're you're gonna hurt yourself
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and the team anyway. Ultimately, even Lawrence Taylor, as bad
as that was, I mean, the drugs obviously was a
bad situation, but.
Speaker 6 (19:27):
It's not gunplay.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
It's it's a little difference. It's not you know, where
you might be killing people.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Some some organizations wouldn't have you know, but but he
could play. Some organizations wouldn't have wouldn't have allowed it.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Like well, the also thing I wonder, Rob, and I
have no idea, maybe you do, was that And was
he like a drug addict in college?
Speaker 4 (19:52):
You know, because he was an addict.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
It seems like he was an addict by the time
he got with the I mean not by the time
he got with the Giants, but know, during that run.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
It seems like he was just addicted.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Yeah, he might have been a party guy in North Carolina.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Saying he was that to go get him and all kinds.
I mean, that's just the stories. I mean that they
talk about so.
Speaker 4 (20:14):
So all right, but I hear you.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
I'm like the scouts, the scouts shouldn't make talent talent you,
I guess you gotta tell your team, Look, we hear
this or that.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
And then what that executives can make it.
Speaker 1 (20:28):
Yeah, but that shouldn't be evaluated. I'm going to downgrade
him because he wants a part of the team like that.
Speaker 4 (20:34):
Like, I don't like what you said that that has
nothing to do with talent.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Somebody in the organizations got to deal with it. But
it's not necessarily the scouts shot. But all right, look,
hey Schador Sanders, what are your thoughts. There are a
lot of guys now, at least according to this reporting
CBS Sports saying that he's not even a first round
pick and robgi good starter.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Or backup that's what I mean over the map.
Speaker 3 (21:00):
Course, Well, and they may be that way, but I'm
just saying that map is limited because that map is
back up or good starter Nowhere on that map, at
least for this article. Do I see franchise quarterback all pro?
You know, And I think the kids got some real talent,
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and you know, I think he's got a chance to
be really good in the NFL.
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Speaker 4 (21:38):
This is only fitting? Is this fitting? Is this? I guess?
Speaker 7 (21:43):
So, guys, you open up the show talking about two
tongue of Iowa and his unfortunate concussion. Hopefully it's not
career ending, but it's a very serious subject. But hoping
that he has to speed recovery. Of course, though you
know how this new cycle works. As soon as the
game ended and it became clear that only was he
gonna be out next week, but potentially four weeks or
even the rest of the season could be your career,
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people started to speculate about who the next Dolphins quarterback
might be.
Speaker 4 (22:10):
Because it's obviously not Skyler Thompson. We saw that pretty
clearly last night.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
Yeah, several former NFL players, including Darius Butler, who played
for a hot second with the New England Patriots, floated
out one name to be the next Dolphins quarterback, none
other than Rob Parker's longtime nemesis, Tom Brady. I just
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threw up in my mouth now. Brady's been linked to
the Dolphins for years now. In fact, the Miami Dolphins
were penalized by the NFL for tampering with Brady twice.
Speaker 4 (22:47):
But that's because of what's his name, Ross, Yes, because
he knows Michigan.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
Ross went to Michigan the business school is named after exactly,
So that's how big he's tied in Michigan.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
They tampered with him when he was with New England.
Speaker 7 (22:59):
They happened with him again when he's with Tampa Bay
and Steven Ross has been on hot to trot for
Tom Brady for years now. Rob Parker, what are the
chances that Tom comes out of retirement again to replace.
Speaker 4 (23:13):
Two in Miami?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
I think it would be chris ridiculous, foolish, dumb. I
can't come up with other words to say. Why Tom Brady,
who currently has.
Speaker 9 (23:29):
The most cushed job in the history of the United States,
making thirty seven and a half million dollars a year
to do seventeen football games a year.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
For ten years guaranteed, and he ain't even good at
the job yet.
Speaker 4 (23:51):
I mean, who walks away from that and gives up
a plumb This is a plumb job.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
And there's no way, Hey, you should leave the broadcast
booth to go play for the Miami Dolphins at age
fifty five or whatever.
Speaker 4 (24:07):
He is enough for him ready.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
Let Tom Brady stay and learn his craft in his
next career and not wind up injured, her banged up
or whatever and give up. I'm serious when I say
this the greatest job ever made for anybody, thirty seven
and a half million dollars to do a two hour
football game.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
Are you kidding?
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Well, here's the thing, Rob, It's not like he wouldn't
get that same job when he came back. If he
played one year with the Dolphins and then came back,
he would that job would be waiting. Chris how they
waited a year before putting him on the.
Speaker 4 (24:51):
Air, but now they've heard. I wouldn't now they've hurt him.
I mean waiting when they were training.
Speaker 6 (24:56):
They were training him so they knew.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
You know, what he could do. So Nah, that job
would be waiting for him. I'm convinced of that.
Speaker 6 (25:04):
That said, I do agree with you.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (25:09):
Brady and we don't have any indication that he is
even entertaining this. But Rob, I'm with you in that
I don't think he should even think about this.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
He may think.
Speaker 3 (25:21):
About it, just because we know how much he loves football.
You know, he retired what two years ago, so he's
only been a year removed from the game. But Rob
at forty seven now, in fairness, I couldn't envision him
playing at forty six, and he did. But still I
just think I.
Speaker 4 (25:43):
Wouldn't do it.
Speaker 3 (25:43):
If I were him, Rob, I wouldn't do it. It
is Look, their defense isn't great, they are great. You
know they have the great weapons offensively, I just no,
I don't think he should.
Speaker 4 (25:57):
I don't.
Speaker 6 (25:57):
Look if he decided to, would it be fun? You
might not like it.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
I like it.
Speaker 3 (26:04):
I like to watch it. It be a great storyline. But
if I'm Tom Brady, Rob, I am sticking with my
job as a broadcast or working at that now, and
football's behind me.
Speaker 4 (26:16):
Because he's gonna have to put it behind him at
some point. Rob.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Well, also, Chris, you just set yourself up to be
seriously hurt for real. Yeah, there's I mean, okay, like
he got out played all those years, was very fortunate
not to really have anything that's really hampered him or
hurt him long term. Right now that we know of Chris,
why wouldn't you at this point just say I'm very
(26:43):
blessed and fortunate. Not only that, I'm not that glib,
I'm not that entertaining, I'm not that exciting, and.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
I got a job on television.
Speaker 3 (26:53):
Well, he, like I said, I do believe that job
would be there, but we ultimately agree that he shouldn't
come back, but we have different reasons for getting there.
And Rob, just be honest, and Chris, you don't want
to see him come back and have any even remote
amount of success. You don't let him to win a game,
(27:15):
let alone a playoff game, let alone a championship.
Speaker 1 (27:19):
Let him come back when they got three offensive lineman missing.
Go ahead, Tom Brady, I dare you, you scaredy cat?
Get behind there, Go get behind that terrible line and
see you might have a three snap season like Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 4 (27:33):
Go ahead.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
But I think Rob would take a week or two
off if Tom Brady came back. I think you would
be that upset and that despondent.
Speaker 4 (27:43):
If he came back. But I don't think. I don't
think you have to worry about it. There's no way
I see him coming back round. Nah. I would be
totally stunned.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
I really would at that age, and just the whole
notion for right with that team and that AFC, with
all those other teams. Chris, you know you ain't got no,
you ain't got no clear path to the Super.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
Bowl, right East isn't what it used to be.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
Yeah, this ain't the days when you had six wins
going into the season because you were playing in.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
The Al el AFC least.
Speaker 3 (28:19):
Yeah, yeah, I h no, I'd be shocked. I mean
I look again. I didn't see him playing until he
was forty six, so who knows, but I cannot fathom
that he will come back.
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Speaker 2 (00:22):
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Speaker 3 (00:30):
Antonio Peers, who of course played in the league as
a linebacker and now is the coach of the Las
Vegas Raiders.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Here's his take on tour.
Speaker 5 (00:40):
I'll be honest, I'll just try to retire. It's not
worth it. It's not worth to play the game. I
haven't witnessed anything like I've seen that's happened to him
three times. Scary. You can see right away the players
faces on the field. You can see this since urgency
from everybody to get to a help. I just think
it at some point, you know, he's don't live longer
and he's gonn play football. Take care of your family,
(01:01):
all right.
Speaker 6 (01:01):
Rab what are your thoughts?
Speaker 1 (01:03):
I think you got to be very careful. Chris, Hey,
you're not a doctor. You don't know what his real
his condition is. I get it from watching from Afar,
and your first reaction is naturally for his health and
safety and the future.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
And I get all that.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
It's going to be a decision that he's going to
have to make with medical people who know what damage
has been done and what can happen long term, so
people can throw out and I get it. Everybody has opinions,
and I'm not killing people for saying, oh, he should
retire whatever, but I think you gotta be careful being
(01:41):
a physician, a doctor or whatever or playing one from Afar, like,
you really got to know what's happened here. And I
don't know if that's the first thing that we should
that people should even should first be about his safety
and you know, and everything, and then I guess at
some point you could figure out out how bad it is,
(02:01):
you know, and then what the future should be. And
obviously he's gonna be a decision that I will say this,
Chris can't be just his It's got to be a
decision family, doctors, other people, because at twenty seven years old,
of course he wants to play, you know, like of
course I don't even think that that's a question if
(02:24):
you could get out there or and if they're gonna
let you. That's why oftentimes we've seen football players where
they take their helmets so that they can't get back
out there. You know, because you want to play, Chris,
you play football. You want to play regardless, but sometimes
people have to protect you because.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
It might not be in your best interest.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
So, first of all, thank you for saying I played football.
You usually mock me just because I just played at
the high school level.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Well, the only time, the last they love is that
what that is?
Speaker 1 (02:54):
No, the only time is when you equate it to
the NFL is what I know, my face out.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Don't do that, I I will say, Rob. And first
of all, you heard Antonio Pierce say, you know he
hasn't seen anything like that. Obviously he's seen concussions. He
probably suffered some, whether they were diagnosed or not. A linebacker,
I'm sure.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
He then they weren't diagnosed her right, people had concussions, right, absolutely, And.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
When he said he hasn't seen anything like that, I
think Rob and I can't recall. Now if you are, Rob,
g can let me know because I'm sure it's happened
but I just can't recall tua. You know, they were
using the terms he's went into the fencing position. You know,
when your your muscle, your arms or legs kind of move,
(03:48):
you know, they're just kind of they seize up and
like out of your control. And sometimes you might see
a boxer do that occasionally, not a lot, but that
the two last two times, or at least two of
the last three times, where two I think it is
the last two where he's got concussions.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
He has seized up like that.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Last night it was his foot, like his ankle or
leg with his foot was pointed in an odd way.
His arm was kind of up like out of his control,
which you know comes from brain trauma. And like you said,
I'm not a doctor's I'm not trying to be one,
but I do think that's what people that's what people
really fear. Like you've seen guys get hit hard, much harder,
(04:34):
like last night was just a routine play. He actually
initiated the contact into DeMar Hamlin. But yeah, I think
that's one thing that has people worried.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
I do.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I would say too, Rob, it is I agree.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
With you that look people telling him to retire I'm
fine with that because it's done out of care and
for his safety and for his health. Whether they're right
or wrong, you know, but that I think they're doing
it from the right place.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
I'm with you in.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
That it's his decision, and I do think it's mainly
his decision. And I say this like you said, it's
not just his. I think he's gonna get cleared by
the doctors. I'm not saying within the ten days, and
it might be ten days, but I do think, and
I could be wrong, but I think I feel very
(05:26):
strongly that he's going to be cleared, whether it's two weeks,
four weeks, two months, whatever it is, I feel strongly
he'll be cleared to play football again. And if they
clear him to play, then he has that right to play.
Speaker 6 (05:45):
You know, the the you know dangers and things like that.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
And I just hope that the doctors, the team, his family,
and obviously himself are honest, and I hope Rob that they.
Speaker 6 (05:59):
Share with him.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Look, if you get hit again, or this wasn't a
huge hit from DeMar Hamlin, that's the type of hit
that you're going to that could happen every few games.
You know, that was just a kind of a routine play.
I hope they're honest with him and share with him
all the possible outcomes and then he can make an
(06:23):
educated decision. I will support him whatever he does. I'm
praying for him. He's a man of faith himself, so
I know he appreciates everybody's prayers. But I'll support him
and pull for him no matter what he does. Decides.
My personal hope, Rob, and it means nothing to him,
but my personal hope just from seeing it is that
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he retires.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
But that you know, that's just me.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I hope he I would like to see him retire
and maybe get involved if he wants. He loves the
game obviously, but at the coaching level, broadcasting level, front
office level, whatever he wants to do, he'll have opportunities.
But just for his look. And I gotta say this
to Rob, I am so glad. And you know, all
(07:10):
off season I have said if I were the Dolphins,
I would not have given to the huge contract.
Speaker 7 (07:18):
Rob.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Gee, what were the exact numbers? You could look him
up and tell us. But he got the huge, you know,
fifty million dollars a year contract. I said I wouldn't
do it because one I want to see him stay
healthy for another year. He's only had one fully healthy
season and now his five years in the league, so
I want to see another healthy year and two I'm
(07:40):
still have questions about how good he's going to be.
And so that was my stance, and I stand by that.
If I were running the Dolphins, that would have been
my stance. But Rob, I'm so glad he got his.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Kind well here, No, well, that my stance was that
the opposite that he stayed healthy all year, didn't get
hurt in Game one, and you could get hurt, and
I know it's history, but there's no you don't know
if you would have another full year. He got hurt
in Game two, whatever it could be, there was always
that chance.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
But this is why football players.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
More than anybody, should have guaranteed contracts, Chris, whether they're smaller,
three years guaranteed and then the team could either resign,
your move on or whatever it is.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
That's why.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
And if players don't understand that by seeing this and
not understanding why, it is so important for them to
band together and demand that you're playing a game that
basketball players in baseball, Chris don't even have nearly the
chance of something like this happening, and they have fully
guaranteed contracts, great medical benefits, all that stuff, and yet these.
Speaker 4 (08:54):
Think if anybody should have it, it's the football.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
And if the football players are looking at this and
what one is to practice less and smoke weed, shame
on you because that's what they voted for.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
Chris.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
But his deal Rob, that he got this summer this
offseason was four years, two hundred twelve million, one hundred
and sixty seven million guaranteed. So here's the situation financially
for him if he is forced to retire, which I
don't think will happen.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
But again I'm not a doctor, but if the doctors
were just to say Rob.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
You can't play, you can't play anymore, he would get
one hundred and sixty seven million, that's his guarantee. But
if he is a like they clear him to play,
and then he decides on his own, after talking with
his family and stuff, that he's just gonna hang it up,
he'll get at least ninety three million. Now, I think
(09:49):
he would probably try to negotiate something with the Dolphins
where maybe he gets somewhere in between the one sixty
seven and the ninety three but he would at the
very least get ninety three million. And Rob, remember, in
twenty twenty two, after he suffered the two concussions, he
said he considered retirement. He talked it over with his family,
(10:11):
he considered it, and then he started, you know, working
with guys and learning how to fall and to the
ground in different ways that might keep him safe. But
the thing is, you can't if any sport is unpredictable,
you know, and you just can't. You're not always gonna
be to fall the right way or avoid the big
(10:31):
hit or whatever it may be. Even now as people
aren't trying to hit helmet the helmet, it happens every game.
It just it's the sport is a collision sport, and
so you know, I just it's a challenge, man, And
if he wants to play, I'm gonna support him.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
And I get it.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
He's only twenty seven, Rob. It's a tough situation.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
It's a tough call. Let's stop.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
You're not thirty five and had a career, right. I mean,
that's easy Chris to walk away from that. That's the
hard part. But it is the decision that is not
just his. I mean, it's got to be a lot
of people got to be involved to really spell it
out for him and his family has to be involved
to and what could potentially happen long term if you
were to play again.
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Speaker 3 (12:02):
Robert's also real Shador Sanders, obviously, the talented quarterback son
of Dion Sanders, plays.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
At Colorado for his dad. They're one and one.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
They play Colorado State tomorrow again on national TV, but
just about all their games on national TV, which is great.
And you know, he's been called everything from the number
one pick in the draft to a top five pick
after his great game against North Dakota State, which in
fairness is a Division one double a school, you know,
(12:36):
that lower level of Division one. But still, you know,
everybody knows his talent. But there was an article on
CBS Sports that talked to a lot of scouts in
the NFL, and many of them were saying he was
not even a definite first round pick.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
So robb g summarizes article for us.
Speaker 7 (12:57):
Sure, so with these responses, the grades varied from good
starter to strong backup. Nowhere in there was their top
overall pick franchise quarterback the way Dean Sanders speaks about him.
Here are some of the quotes from the anonymous scouts
listed in the article. I'm not honestly convinced he's a
(13:19):
first rounder. He's solid, talented passer, holds the ball too long.
Don't see a top five pick. If someone like Mac
Jones goes top fifteen, Ken Shador go top fifteen, I
guess he could. He's like a better version of Tarad Taylor.
This is probably when they get a rob skin, he's accurate.
(13:39):
I just get turned off by the me me me stuff.
And then when he threw his offensive line under the
bus and Chris, here's my issue, Scouts. It shouldn't be personal.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
It should be about the talent and whether or not
you're you're You don't have to like the guy. There
are a lot of guys who are great players who
weren't nice people, Chris. People you wouldn't want to go
out to dinner with. People you wouldn't want to invite
to your house. Right, It's about their talent. And I'm
not saying just because like Caleb, there was a lot
(14:16):
of people.
Speaker 4 (14:17):
Oh well, they say that he wants to be a
part owner of a team.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Oh well, they say that him and his dad want
to do this, or they want this kind of money
or whatever it is, or they want.
Speaker 4 (14:28):
To opt out of the.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
Rookie the rookie deal you remember on scale and all that,
and so people use that against him in to say
whether they liked him, or he shouldn't be on their
board or whatever because they don't like the other stuff.
Speaker 4 (14:44):
And I think there's a separation of the two. It
should be about the talent.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Now you could say Chris as somebody who's going to
pick a player for your team, right whether or not
he's a fit for your organization.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
Do you see what I'm saying?
Speaker 1 (15:00):
But as a scout, I just wonder why it just
seems personal. That's I have no proof, that's what some
of the conversation sounds like. My god, they're all watching
the same guy, and they're all over the place. And
I know scout's not not going to be in lockstep.
(15:21):
But while from you know, the top pick, no doubt
about it too, I don't. I wouldn't like like the
Caleb one was the one that got me. He's not
on my draft.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
Board at all. Okay, well but who I don't even
remember who was that? Then?
Speaker 6 (15:37):
Yeah, chro Daniel Okay, not on that.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
He's got some some different views.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
He said, Spencer Rattler will be the best quarterback in
this drift and we'll see. But I'm just saying Daniels
he's hit a few, but yeah, he's he's out there
a little bit.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
But anyway, I but I do.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Ribe character does matter, and I I agree with you
that everybody's not gonna be the choir boy.
Speaker 6 (16:03):
Some guys you're right, some of the best players.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Ever Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
Right, but he's in the hall. Also, not a quarterback.
Quarterback is a little different. I mean, look at the
great quarterbacks. I'm not saying they were all obviously not
perfect in choir boys and stuff. But you you're the
leader of the team. You are an absolute leader. And
so I'm not saying there's only one personality, but I'm
(16:33):
saying I do think teams. Now, if you want to
say the scout man, you're on the lower rum. You're
just a scout. Tell me about the kids talent. That's
what a look, it's the GM. The coach will deal
with the character. If you're saying that, I'm with you.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
But I do think what I'm saying, I'm saying this
the scout. I agree, I get to interview the kid
and all that, and if I think he does a
fit with our organization, that's different.
Speaker 4 (17:02):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
But a guy who's a valuating his athletic talent, I
don't think because he because he heard that his father
wanted uh not to be in a rookie scale, or
he wanted a part of the team, that shouldn't be
an evaluation of his talent.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
That's all I'm doing.
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Not I agree with that, but but the organization needs
to look at that. And the simple thing you talk
to the dad, Like in this case, that's just not
gonna happen. So now, like I really would talk to
the dad if he really was trying to push we
don't want to be in the rookies. Gil, You're like, look,
if you're gonna play in the NFL, you're gonna be
on the rookiees scale. So is this going to be
(17:37):
an issue or not? And you still might draft the
kid because he might come to a census and stuff.
But I'm just saying, Rob, these things are for an organization,
they should be taken into consistent me, you don't draft
the kid. Maybe you know, you feel like you can
work with him, or he's so good you're like, man.
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Look, Chris take dudez. According to Tony Dungee.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
And of a sudden is the is the cats me
out right?
Speaker 3 (18:08):
But I mean they got all these shows because he
was on Netflix a few years ago.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Now they got a new one coming out of it.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Well, because the details about his life are like, you know,
put you out there, Chris, that people want to watch
when you have about a football play and all that
other stuff. But look, this is what I'm saying. Aaron Hernandez.
According to Tony Dungee, and I hope I'm not miscoding him.
He said when he was in Tampa Bay, Rob G,
do you remember this that he was on there do
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not draft list because right because of the stuff that
Irban Meyer turned his head to and all his other
people knew what was going on in gang banging on
like this was not something that people didn't know. And
that makes sense there, Chris on a do not draft
list because you know those.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
There's a level yeah, you know what I mean, bang
it right, Islsen gun then then then yeah, there's there's
a thing where it's like, look, no matter how good
it is, because if you're really into that and you
don't look like you're coming out of it, in fact,
we give you more money, you're just gonna really get
deep into it. Then Rob, You're you're gonna hurt yourself
(19:17):
and the team anyway. Ultimately, even Lawrence Taylor, as bad
as that was, I mean, the drugs obviously was a
bad situation, but.
Speaker 6 (19:27):
It's not gunplay.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
It's it's a little difference. It's not you know, where
you might be killing people.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Some some organizations wouldn't have you know, but but he
could play. Some organizations wouldn't have wouldn't have allowed it.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Like well, the also thing I wonder, Rob, and I
have no idea, maybe you do, was that And was
he like a drug addict in college?
Speaker 4 (19:52):
You know, because he was an addict.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
It seems like he was an addict by the time
he got with the I mean not by the time
he got with the Giants, but know, during that run.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
It seems like he was just addicted.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Yeah, he might have been a party guy in North Carolina.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Saying he was that to go get him and all kinds.
I mean, that's just the stories. I mean that they
talk about so.
Speaker 4 (20:14):
So all right, but I hear you.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
I'm like the scouts, the scouts shouldn't make talent talent you,
I guess you gotta tell your team, Look, we hear
this or that.
Speaker 4 (20:26):
And then what that executives can make it.
Speaker 1 (20:28):
Yeah, but that shouldn't be evaluated. I'm going to downgrade
him because he wants a part of the team like that.
Speaker 4 (20:34):
Like, I don't like what you said that that has
nothing to do with talent.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Somebody in the organizations got to deal with it. But
it's not necessarily the scouts shot. But all right, look,
hey Schador Sanders, what are your thoughts. There are a
lot of guys now, at least according to this reporting
CBS Sports saying that he's not even a first round
pick and robgi good starter.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Or backup that's what I mean over the map.
Speaker 3 (21:00):
Course, Well, and they may be that way, but I'm
just saying that map is limited because that map is
back up or good starter Nowhere on that map, at
least for this article. Do I see franchise quarterback all pro?
You know, And I think the kids got some real talent,
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and you know, I think he's got a chance to
be really good in the NFL.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
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Speaker 4 (21:38):
This is only fitting? Is this fitting? Is this? I guess?
Speaker 7 (21:43):
So, guys, you open up the show talking about two
tongue of Iowa and his unfortunate concussion. Hopefully it's not
career ending, but it's a very serious subject. But hoping
that he has to speed recovery. Of course, though you
know how this new cycle works. As soon as the
game ended and it became clear that only was he
gonna be out next week, but potentially four weeks or
even the rest of the season could be your career,
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people started to speculate about who the next Dolphins quarterback
might be.
Speaker 4 (22:10):
Because it's obviously not Skyler Thompson. We saw that pretty
clearly last night.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
Yeah, several former NFL players, including Darius Butler, who played
for a hot second with the New England Patriots, floated
out one name to be the next Dolphins quarterback, none
other than Rob Parker's longtime nemesis, Tom Brady. I just
(22:34):
threw up in my mouth now. Brady's been linked to
the Dolphins for years now. In fact, the Miami Dolphins
were penalized by the NFL for tampering with Brady twice.
Speaker 4 (22:47):
But that's because of what's his name, Ross, Yes, because
he knows Michigan.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
Ross went to Michigan the business school is named after exactly,
So that's how big he's tied in Michigan.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
They tampered with him when he was with New England.
Speaker 7 (22:59):
They happened with him again when he's with Tampa Bay
and Steven Ross has been on hot to trot for
Tom Brady for years now. Rob Parker, what are the
chances that Tom comes out of retirement again to replace.
Speaker 4 (23:13):
Two in Miami?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
I think it would be chris ridiculous, foolish, dumb. I
can't come up with other words to say. Why Tom Brady,
who currently has.
Speaker 9 (23:29):
The most cushed job in the history of the United States,
making thirty seven and a half million dollars a year
to do seventeen football games a year.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
For ten years guaranteed, and he ain't even good at
the job yet.
Speaker 4 (23:51):
I mean, who walks away from that and gives up
a plumb This is a plumb job.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
And there's no way, Hey, you should leave the broadcast
booth to go play for the Miami Dolphins at age
fifty five or whatever.
Speaker 4 (24:07):
He is enough for him ready.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
Let Tom Brady stay and learn his craft in his
next career and not wind up injured, her banged up
or whatever and give up. I'm serious when I say
this the greatest job ever made for anybody, thirty seven
and a half million dollars to do a two hour
football game.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
Are you kidding?
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Well, here's the thing, Rob, It's not like he wouldn't
get that same job when he came back. If he
played one year with the Dolphins and then came back,
he would that job would be waiting. Chris how they
waited a year before putting him on the.
Speaker 4 (24:51):
Air, but now they've heard. I wouldn't now they've hurt him.
I mean waiting when they were training.
Speaker 6 (24:56):
They were training him so they knew.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
You know, what he could do. So Nah, that job
would be waiting for him. I'm convinced of that.
Speaker 6 (25:04):
That said, I do agree with you.
Speaker 4 (25:08):
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (25:09):
Brady and we don't have any indication that he is
even entertaining this. But Rob, I'm with you in that
I don't think he should even think about this.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
He may think.
Speaker 3 (25:21):
About it, just because we know how much he loves football.
You know, he retired what two years ago, so he's
only been a year removed from the game. But Rob
at forty seven now, in fairness, I couldn't envision him
playing at forty six, and he did. But still I
just think I.
Speaker 4 (25:43):
Wouldn't do it.
Speaker 3 (25:43):
If I were him, Rob, I wouldn't do it. It
is Look, their defense isn't great, they are great. You
know they have the great weapons offensively, I just no,
I don't think he should.
Speaker 4 (25:57):
I don't.
Speaker 6 (25:57):
Look if he decided to, would it be fun? You
might not like it.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
I like it.
Speaker 3 (26:04):
I like to watch it. It be a great storyline. But
if I'm Tom Brady, Rob, I am sticking with my
job as a broadcast or working at that now, and
football's behind me.
Speaker 4 (26:16):
Because he's gonna have to put it behind him at
some point. Rob.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Well, also, Chris, you just set yourself up to be
seriously hurt for real. Yeah, there's I mean, okay, like
he got out played all those years, was very fortunate
not to really have anything that's really hampered him or
hurt him long term. Right now that we know of Chris,
why wouldn't you at this point just say I'm very
(26:43):
blessed and fortunate. Not only that, I'm not that glib,
I'm not that entertaining, I'm not that exciting, and.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
I got a job on television.
Speaker 3 (26:53):
Well, he, like I said, I do believe that job
would be there, but we ultimately agree that he shouldn't
come back, but we have different reasons for getting there.
And Rob, just be honest, and Chris, you don't want
to see him come back and have any even remote
amount of success. You don't let him to win a game,
(27:15):
let alone a playoff game, let alone a championship.
Speaker 1 (27:19):
Let him come back when they got three offensive lineman missing.
Go ahead, Tom Brady, I dare you, you scaredy cat?
Get behind there, Go get behind that terrible line and
see you might have a three snap season like Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 4 (27:33):
Go ahead.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
But I think Rob would take a week or two
off if Tom Brady came back. I think you would
be that upset and that despondent.
Speaker 4 (27:43):
If he came back. But I don't think. I don't
think you have to worry about it. There's no way
I see him coming back round. Nah. I would be
totally stunned.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
I really would at that age, and just the whole
notion for right with that team and that AFC, with
all those other teams. Chris, you know you ain't got no,
you ain't got no clear path to the Super.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
Bowl, right East isn't what it used to be.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
Yeah, this ain't the days when you had six wins
going into the season because you were playing in.
Speaker 4 (28:16):
The Al el AFC least.
Speaker 3 (28:19):
Yeah, yeah, I h no, I'd be shocked. I mean
I look again. I didn't see him playing until he
was forty six, so who knows, but I cannot fathom
that he will come back.
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